In The Clue in the Diary, Ned is at first mistaken for a car thief, but Nancy warms to him after he proves trustworthy later in the story. Ned first meets Nancy in The Clue in the Diary, the seventh volume in the original series however, the text of revisions in the first few volumes bear an apparent inconsistency, mentioning him as early as the fifth volume, The Secret of Shadow Ranch. Relationship with Nancy Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Nancy also describes him as "the perfect boyfriend" or "the best boy a gal could have" in the 1930s editions. Mapleton is near Nancy's fictional hometown of River Heights. When not in school, Ned lives with his parents James and Edith in the town of Mapleton. Ned frequently sells insurance during the summer, although he has also taken a variety of other jobs. His best friends include Buck Rodman (in the earliest, original stories), and, in revised stories and books after 1950, Burt Eddleton and Dave Evans, who are also students at Emerson. In some stories, he pursues outdoor interests including rowing and swimming, as well as scuba diving. Aside from being a good student, Ned also plays for three of his school's varsity teams - basketball, baseball, and football. (When introduced in the 1932 storyline, Nancy was sixteen, but it could be assumed that Ned was not greatly older, but possibly three to four years). This makes him a year or two older than the eighteen-year-old Nancy in the current series. When Nancy first meets him, he is a sophomore at Emerson College. Ned is described as a handsome and athletic young man who stands six feet and two inches tall, with dark brown hair and brown eyes. He first appears in The Clue in the Diary, the seventh volume in the series. Ned is often referred to as Nancy Drew's boyfriend. Ned Nickerson is a fictional character in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series written under the collective pseudonym " Carolyn Keene".
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